Comment 56 for bug 569680

Just an update to advise that I have solved my issue by:

Replacing the SATA cables.
Resetting all power connectors.

Setting the bios SATA to enhanced from auto.

Adding a IDE delay of 5 seconds to bios set-up.

HW Details:
AW9D-MAX (Intel i975-ICH7), BIOS 6.00 PG 04/18/2007
Quad Core
8G RAM
3 x 500GB HD.
PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-112D, 1.21, max UDMA/66
WDC WD5000AAKS-22TMA0, 12.01C01, max UDMA/133